| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9045 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4781 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2184 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1258 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1231 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 992 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 961 |
| Registration plate issues | 707 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 647 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 565 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 535 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 381 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 369 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 367 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 360 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 350 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 344 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 323 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 307 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 278 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 261 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 255 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 247 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 229 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 214 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 205 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 186 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 179 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 170 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 159 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 158 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 122 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 100 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 95 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |